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Battersea 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE IV.—(continued).
South-West Battersea.
TABLE IV.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 months & under 6 months. | 6 months & under 9 months. | 9 months & under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 33 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 24 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 |
| Premature Birth | 42 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 57 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 8 | 3 | 6 | ... | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ... | 30 |
| Other Causes | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 28 |
| Totals | 74 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 106 | 33 | 39 | 28 | 22 | 228 |
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 699; Illegitimate, 31.
Nett Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants, 47; Illegitimate Infants, 3.